I am a transfer student, at my first school (a top 60 LAC), I have a 1.7 my first semester, and a 3.45 the next 3 semesters. I am now at George Washington and have a 3.74 GPA, 166 LSAT score. So, my cumulative GPA is still low, but there has been positive improvement since I started college. I'm an economics major, if that changes anything. What range of schools should I be realistically looking at?

It doesn't. Your chances all depend on your LSAC GPA. An upward trend is a good soft factor, but a low GPA is still a low GPA. You can use the calculator at this link to determine you current cumulative GPA:

calculate your LSAC GPA on the site provided then you can even use the predictor on the same site to see roughly what your chances are at a top 100 school. I'd encourage you try as hard as you can to get some A+'s to help boost your GPA. Good luck

bobthebuilder wrote:calculate your LSAC GPA on the site provided then you can even use the predictor on the same site to see roughly what your chances are at a top 100 school. I'd encourage you try as hard as you can to get some A+'s to help boost your GPA. Good luck

bobthebuilder wrote:calculate your LSAC GPA on the site provided then you can even use the predictor on the same site to see roughly what your chances are at a top 100 school. I'd encourage you try as hard as you can to get some A+'s to help boost your GPA. Good luck

No such thing as A+'s at GW... gotta love it...

Not at mine either, most schools honestly dont do it. Some do (lucky).

csgwu1988 wrote:I am a transfer student, at my first school (a top 60 LAC), I have a 1.7 my first semester, and a 3.45 the next 3 semesters. I am now at George Washington and have a 3.74 GPA, 166 LSAT score. So, my cumulative GPA is still low, but there has been positive improvement since I started college. I'm an economics major, if that changes anything. What range of schools should I be realistically looking at?

That's a very workable LSAC GPA. Depending on your goals, you may want to retake the LSAT. Where are you looking to apply/ultimately end up?

Yeah, that's not too bad, OP. You might want to consider delaying your graduation by a year and taking some cream puff classes to pad your GPA. For instance, in the spring, register for a bunch of easy classes and don't take a requirement for graduation. You can do the same thing in the fall and update the law schools with your grades after Christmas. Then finally take that last requirement next spring, and you can pad your GPA a tad.

I think 3.44/166 were my exact stats when I applied (GPA swung with senior year classes, but I didn't update transcripts till most decisions had been made anyways).

What schools you should be looking at will depend on where you want to practice, because at that level all schools are pretty regional. The range you should be looking at is those with an LSAT median at or below 166 - you won't be getting into any better ones. You'll probably get a ton of waitlists until you hit schools with a lower LSAT median because your GPA will be below theirs, but that's where you should start looking.